avrianismos

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noun

A faction of the press in Greece in the era of 1980-1990 that employed yellow press/tabloid tactics, i.e., salacious revelations concerning the private life of politicians for sociopolitical relevance.

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Meanings

nounavrianismos (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA faction of the press in Greece in the era of 1980-1990 that employed yellow press/tabloid tactics, i.e., salacious revelations concerning the private life of politicians for sociopolitical relevance.

Origin

Transliteration of Greek αυριανισμός (avrianismós), from Αυριανή (Avrianí) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”).

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